Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefits claims suspended by the risk review team have been (a) closed and (b) remain suspended.

As of 11^th February 2023, the cumulative total of customer cases suspended by the Risk Review Team is 188,119.

Of these, 71,496 have been closed and 109,402 remain suspended. The remaining 7,221 have been reinstated following review.